European Union position on al-Quds stays the same: Tusk

European Union leaders have rejected a contentious US decision to recognize al-Quds as Zionist entity’s “capital,” saying the 28-member bloc’s stance on the city remains “unchanged.”

“EU leaders reiterate firm commitment to the two-state solution and, in this context, the EU position on al-Quds remains  unchanged,” President of the European Council Donald Tusk said in a message posted on his official Twitter account on Thursday, Press TV reported.

The tweet came after EU leaders discussed Trump’s decision at a summit underway in the Belgian capital of Brussels. 

Thursday’s statement by the bloc’s heads of state and government adds fresh weight to the criticism of Trump’s move.

According to media reports, French President Emanuel Macron had lobbied for a sharper statement against Trump’s declaration.

The illegal Zionist entity failed to torpedo the statement, but managed to get the French text watered down with the help of the Czech Republic and Hungary.

On December 7, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini voiced alarm at the US decision and said it could take the region “backwards to even darker times.”

Mogherini also reaffirmed the position of the European Union on Tuesday, saying a-Quds, which hosts the al-Aqa Mosque compound, shall become the capital of a Palestinian state.

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